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Adam J. Harrington Posts “Good Night All”, After GH’s Sonny Shoots John “Jagger” Cates
It looks like it’s the end of the line for John “Jagger” Cates (Adam J. Harrington) after his obsession with bringing down Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) got the best of him.
On Friday’s August 30th cliffhanger, while facing off in the rain (Sonny always has climatic moments in the rain! Remember Sonny/Brenda wedding?), Sonny tells Jagger, “You can come after me, but going after my daughter (Kristina) is unacceptable.” Next, Sonny pulls the trigger and shoots Jagger square in the chest. Jagger goes down, and Sonny shoots a second time!
It’s been awhile since we have seen cold-blooded Sonny. Following the airing of the episode, Adam J. Harrington took to social media and shared, “Good Night All” in reference to the apparent death of Cates.
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Adam first appeared on General Hospital back on the Friday, February 2nd episode when the ABC daytime drama series re-introduced the character of Jagger, first played over 30 years ago by Antonio Sabato Jr.
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This new version of Jagger went by the name of John, and as writing regimes changed hands it seemed like the plans for the character may have changed. In the end, Cates was out for revenge about all us on Sonny Corinthos, in particular for what he did years ago by making Karen Wexler a stripper.
So, it would seem John Jagger Cates has met his maker. If that is true, how do you feel about saying goodbye to Adam J. Harrington? Comment below.
Good night all….. pic.twitter.com/fV8qnzqJH1
— Adam J. Harrington (@adamjharrington) August 30, 2024
BYE!
Adam, you played your part very well, I hope Jagger does not die. Instead I hope he comes too not remembering Sonny shot him . Jagger pushed Sonny to his limit, So Jagger needs to stop his venda and move on.
I still have hope that isn’t the real Jagger. But Adam knocked Agent Cates character out of the park. He was a demon-possessed with fury till the end.
Trust me, demons had nothing to do with whatever’s going on with that guy.
He’s going to meet a lot of demons in his new home, of course.
I was thinking bullet- proof vest, but would there still be that much blood? Did Cates just stupidly go to the Q’s to get Sonny, unarmed, expecting him to surrender and just go along with him peacefully? Gee, he was even stupider than I thought.
I guess it would be possible to rig a bullet proof vest with fake blood packs to give the appearance of bleeding out. But that of course leaves you open to the risk that somebody might take a head shot, just to be sure. Which is what I thought was going to happen when Sonny took the second shot, but apparently that was also to the chest area.
Now if this was the ReRon era, I would think the whole thing was staged, Jagger’s not really dead, and “Sonny” was a stand-in with a dumb latex mask on, and there’s a video camera mounted somewhere near the boathouse that filmed this entire episode to set Sonny up on the bogus charge of murdering a Federal agent.
But that’s a stretch, obviously. And who would Jagger get to play the fake “Sonny” in this scenario?
the new writers are screwing this show up-where is Frank?
This incarnation of Jagger/John never caught on with me. The writers definitely toyed around with the character and not in a good way.
Excellent point James. With the name switch, one could consider the 90s character Jagger Cates and the current John Cates – with little connection.
Same could be said for Drew Cain (Miller’s version) and Drew Quartermaine (Mathison’s version). Two very different personas.
I hated the writers changed horses in msinstream. They could have had Cates and Sonny resolve their troubled past. Adam I’d see heavy acting. Justwishtheyhadtturned Cates into a despicable character. Hope he gets more work. Like to see him on a Will Trent or The Rookie.
Lol..nothing ever turns out happily ever after on soaps. I can’t imagine WHY tgey chose to bring Cates back! There was no story for him there…the Karen thing was over 30 years ago, AND Jagger cheated on Karen and broke her heart! With vendetta about Sonny turning her into a stripper was LONG ago and totally irrelevant. Not to mention, Sonny was with Stone through his Aids and Jagger was nowhere to be found. None of this silly storyline rang true.
Calling all the Sonny apologists who make excuses for every crime, every abusive tantrum, every murder. (Sounds like a certain political cult leader and his tribe…)
Frankly, I’ve forgotten all the transgressions, but I do recall Sonny murdering AJ. There is absolutely no growth in this character, no moral center, no rooting value, and yet we see how the GH brain trust endlessly and nauseatingly promotes this flawed character as the show’s leading man…
I would agree if Sonny put 3 bullets in him.. but he’ll get off for it only being 2.
Thank you, GH fan! Funny stuff!
Stop trying to bring real life logic into fantasy story writing. Smh
Right!!!!!
Hear, hear! You’re spot-on, James! Let’s send Sonny to the slammer and focus some stories on him and his fellow inmates at Pentonville!
Thank you, Bill. You have an interesting twist on the matter. Cheers!
Good lord!! You just had to bring Trump into the conversation. STHU!!
Awww. Someone is shaking her head over logic. Isn’t that adorable.
Feels like a bad dream where not much makes sense. Drew barely knew McConkey and wouldn’t need consoling. Nina (the old family friend of McConkey who would have more reason to be upset) was absent during Drew’s speech and still doesn’t know McConkey died. I don’t know what to make of Sonny. My time with GH was pre-Sonny LnL glory days then I began re-watching in 2015. I haven’t seen this cold blooded shooter in Sonny in that time but maybe he existed in the past. I don’t know. Alexis leaving Kristina at the PCPD to visit Sonny rather than just calling him, thereby causing the situation to escalate. Kristina stealing her mom’s keys and fingerprinting her father’s guns……Good grief. Train wreck.
Sonny shot Dante in the chest after learning he was an undercover cop. He shot him, then Olivia walked in and told Sonny he just shot his son. He also shot and killed A.J. Quartermaine.
Wrong on the last part….
He technically “shot” AJ Quartermaine, in the sense that he picked up a gun that had already had the trigger pulled by Ava but it jammed up on her. Who knew that the Jerome family bought their guns at WalMart?? So we can be generous and assign 10% of the blame for the shooting to Sonny as he was holding the gun and aiming it at AJ, whether or not he actually had to pull the trigger.
Of course there’s the mitigating factors that Sonny walked in on a scene where AJ appeared to be strangling Ava. And Sonny at the time believed that AJ had murdered ConKate because she left a confusing message in her own blood.
In any case, the bullet didn’t even kill AJ. He died a week later of a cardiac arrest in his hospital bed. Shortly after Ava was seen in his room convincing herself that AJ had to die before he remembered that she had confessed to him that she had murdered ConKate, in order to preserve her brother Julian’s “Derek Wells” alias.
Drew was acting stupider then usual. As you said he only knew McConkey for a few weeks, acting like he lost dear ‘ole dad, and even stupider Willow, right there to hold his. hand.
Great actor. He made me detest his character, in spite of his gorgeous blue eyes.
Yep…I agree. When they make you hate them, they’re doing a great job. Same with K. Mansi, who plays Kristina. I’m so sick of her character doing the same disappointing behavior that everyone expects of her. If I have to hear “My baby” one more time! Everything she promised her sister went straight out tha window when she decided she wanted the baby for herself. Her excuse that Molly & T.J. arguing and may break up was weak and she knew that! Ugh! We knew the storyline from the minute it was introduced.
Feeling kind of sad the show couldn’t do anything with this historical character other than make him an agent of chaos. A grudge from almost 30 years ago just doesn’t explain his crazy vendetta against Sonny.
Why even bring Jagger back just to kill him off? Why not find another Sonny enemy in law enforcement? So Sonny kills Agent Cates off now what? Does the show bring in Jagger’s kid and little sis to avenge him? The original Stone is probably not happy that Sonny killed his big brother. I am sure the show won’t deal with the Robin fallout either.
Keep thinking there is some crazy twist around the corner. Agent Cates did look rather possessed at the end of his run. And then there is that strange FBI Agent with a wad of money stashed in her designer handbag. Who is she working for – certainly not the FBI. And why would the FBI take Ava up to GH’s version of “The Train Station”? My last question: Who was Agent Cates really working for – who was on the phone that rattled Jagger every time he/she called?
Is it a bit of a coincidence that Holly is showing up next week on the heels of all this havoc with Cates being shot? Holly and Selina Wu had a very nice project they worked on together the last time she was in town. Wondering now if Holly has got her hands back into the cookie jar again. Does she want to take over Port Charles and get rid of Sonny?
AJH was a great asset to the show as Jagger. He constantly held my attention despite how the story may have gone astray. Best Wishes on his future endeavors.
On another note, I’m disappointed that the writers didn’t go with a Who-Dun-It story. So many people wanted Cates to “pay”. Shame.
It could still turn out to be a Who-Done-It, I don’t think Sonny will be advertising the fact that he’s the killer and the gun isn’t his, unfortunately Kristina went to her dad’s apt and took his gun.The one good thing being, that bastard Cates is finally gone.
Hi Miss Violet. I agree with you from an earlier post about how Kristina may have inherited Sonny’s bi polar or other mental illness. I would prefer she see Dr. Collins right now instead of Alexis taking the reins. Every time Kristina seems like she’s gotten more mature we see her backslide. It’s a bit troubling that she can’t just sit still. A:Going to Ava’s to defend to her Dad, only to lose her baby. B:Getting her hands on Sonny’s gun and will probably get blamed now. I like Kristina and I feel bad for Kristina. I root for her. I appreciate a complex character. It has been uncomfortable seeing the ugliness between Kristina, Molly and T.J. though. At this point I think the only way to redemption and forgiveness is through a mental illness diagnosis.
It amazes me that Sonny would be wearing gloves and carrying what is probably an “untraceable” weapon, and yet would shoot a supposed Federal agent on the Q estate where dozens of potential witnesses were present including his own kids, one of whom is a cop.
Maybe he also had a “cleanup crew” waiting in the boat house to get rid of the body before anybody else shows up and notices Jagger is dead?
Seriously, when was the last time this show had a whodunnit?
Wasn’t the Hook storyline a “who’s doing it” ?
I dont’ even know where to begin, is he dead? did sonny outright killed him? are the writers gonna really let sonny get away with murder? I feel the writers screwed up Jagger big time, talk about most ruined character, I mean the actor was great whether they had him playing a good guy or a villain he deliver as an actor but the character was simply ruined royally by the writers. As for Sonny, I swear if the show keeps playing him like the mobster with the heart of gold I’m gonna puke. Sonny is exhausting to watch and so is Kristina, but kudos to the actors, Maurice and Kate M. are doing a great job, their character are a lot to take in and hard to root for.
The most horrible ending of John I really loved him he was so fresh and cute! So sad Sonny will get off again make him pay!
I am so he is gone could not stand him
Great actor.. he made us hate him and want him gone. He’s vendetta was a far stretch, though. For a man wanting a man to pay for having his gf/wife strip, and give her drugs is understandable. But it would have been more acceptable if he didn’t have an affair, and have a child by that person. His wife divorce him over that. If he loved Karen,he would have never cheated on her. He used his brother & an ex wife for his hatred of Sonny. Glad the character is gone.. Good luck to Adam
Thrilled Cates is gone!!!!
The whole Willow and Drew situation is awful… but might as well go for full on disgust and have Michael and Nina hook up !
It’s pitiful he’s sleeping with her mother Nina and Michael is his nephew GH went wrong on this one.
I am sad to bid farewell to my favorite GH character. It feels bitter sweet knowing how much this man gave to his role.He and Maura west had great untapped chemistry What a shame!
I wish you all the best in your future and will be looking forward to see what you do next!
Love it!!!
I have so many questions, but I’ll choose this:
1) which is easier? Voice overs in games or being a visual actor (tv or movies)
I know John Cates wasn’t your first choice, but I originally thought there would have been at least some good chemistry until the Sam/Spinelli spoof. I hate that John’s son lost his father in the process all because as John pointed out, Sonny groomed her. John wasn’t wrong. Cant wait for your next project and you’ll be missed on General Hospital. this fan will miss those blue eyes.
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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Sonny Tells Dante, “I Don’t Want a Son Like You,” While Michael Tells Brook Lynn to Bide Her Time Till Chase and Willow Have an Affair
On the Thursday, October 1 episode of General Hospital, both Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) and Michael Corinthos (Rory Gibson) had some things to say and what they had to say didn’t go over well with whom they were talking to!
Sonny had a confrontation with his son, Dante (Dominic Zamprogna), while Michael leveled with Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) over Chase (Josh Swickard).
GH is setting up a scenario where everyone is going to make it look like Sonny was responsible for having Sidwell (Carlo Rota) beat up in Pentonville; while viewers already know Ava (Maura West) and Drew (Cameron Mathison) were behind it.
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A VISIT WITH DAD
Now, Dante comes to Sonny’s house. He wants to know straight up from his dad if he ordered the attack at Pentonville. Sonny flatly denies any culpability or responsibility, but Dante refuses to believe him.
Dante informs Sonny he has video footage of Sully and Vito at the prison. Sonny explains to Dante he doesn’t know why Sully beat up both Curtis and Dante. Things escalated when Sonny was deeply hurt that Dante refused to believe him. Dante says he was disappointed that his father didn’t respect him enough to be truthful with him!
Sonny asks Dante to consider that he was being set up. He says all he did was to tell Vito to instruct Sully to keep a watchful eye on Sidwell, not to harm him. No matter what Sonny said, Dante continued hammering him with how he knew deep down, even though he said he left the mob, he had to finish off Sidwell for himself.
Next, Sonny explains everything he has ever done was to provide for and to protect his family. Dante fired back that he doesn’t want to deal anymore with Sonny’s half-baked truths. As the two men argue, Gio (Giovanni Mazza) shows up at Sonny’s front door and overhears Sonny losing his temper and shouting at Dante, “Get out of my house! I don’t want a son like you!” The scenes featured an excellent performance by Maurice Benard.
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MICHAEL THE MANIPULATOR
While this is going down, outside the Quartermaine boathouse, Brook Lynn opens up to Michael about living at the Q’s with Chase being there, since he only came back due to legal advice from his lawyer, Monet Mitchell (Blythe Howard).
Brook Lynn questioned whether they should get legally separate. Michael insisted that would be a big mistake. When she asks why, Michael tells Brook Lynn to bide her time until Chase and Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) have an affair; then she’d have full custody of Phoebe.
An angered Brook Lynn pushed Michael into the water and accuses him of moving Willow back into the gatehouse with intent on putting Chase and Willow in closer proximity and sacrificing Brook Lynn’s family in the process. As the two cousins bicker, Chase shows up asking Brook Lynn if she is OK. Michael punctuates their talk with “You know, I’m right.”
CURTIS FIGURES OUT A WAY TO GET OUT OF THE SLAMMER
At GH, Willow visits Curtis (Donnell Turner) in his hospital room. Curtis wants Willow to get him pardoned and keep him out of jail, and in return, he will help her nail Sonny.
Next, Willow tells Dr. Tristan Roberts (Dean Geyer) she wants Curtis held for observation for three more days. He agrees to do so under one condition, that she understands that he may need to call in a favor from a congresswoman.
So, what did you think of how Dante accused his father and refused to believe Sonny’s answers? Is this the end of their father and son relationship for good? Is Michael the most manipulative person of all, except for Willow? Do the two deserve each other? Do you want Chase and Willow to have an affair? And what of Curtis? Does he have many redeeming qualities left? Share your thoughts via the comment section, but first check out the talk Michael had with Brook Lynn.
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GH Alum Tajh Bellow and Y&R Alum Loren Lott Star in New Tiktok and Microdrama ‘Love Island’ Spoof
Two soap opera alums very familiar to fans of General Hospital and The Young and the Restless are paired together in a new short-form digital series from none other than Issa Rae’s production entity HOORAE Digital.
Look for Tajh Bellow (ex-TJ Ashford, GH)) and Loren Lott (ex-Ana Hamilton, Y&R) as part of the cast of The Compatibility Experiment, premiering on October 14, 2026, exclusively on TikTok and its companion microdrama platform, PineDrama.
In the video teaser, it appears that Bellow and Lott play a couple, Kelvin and Camila, set in a Love Island reality show-esque environment trying to win the one million dollar cash prize, only what could go wrong?
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The Compatibility Experiment loglines share that it brings a fast-paced, relationship-focused reality check—much like Love Island with a twist. The show takes a participant’s current relationship, introduces them to a potentially more compatible partner, and forces them to navigate the differences with life-changing money on the line.
The new series is part of a groundbreaking content deal between HOORAE Digital and TikTok to develop premium short-form storytelling. The ensemble cast also features; Ayona, Reggie Luck, JaNa Craig, Tosin Morohunfola, Jessica Jacoby, Georgia Warner, and Nick Cassidy.
General Hospital fans know Tajh Bellow for his performances as TJ Ashford, and who earned two Daytime Emmy nominations along the way during his run. Bellow took over the role in 2018 and last appeared on the ABC daytime drama series in December of 2024.
Loren Lott first appeared as Devon’s (Bryton James) sister Ana Hamilton on The Young and the Restless from 2018 to 2019; making a brief return in 2024. She has continued to perform on the stage and screen with recent credits including: Bel-Air, Cherish the Day, and All American: Homecoming.
Check out the trailer for The Compatibility Experiment below and let us know what you think of its concept and if you are glad to see Tajh and Loren again? Hoping they might return to daytime in their GH and Y&R roles at some point in the future? Weigh-in via the comment section.
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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Ava and Drew Revealed to be Behind Framing Sonny for Sidwell’s Prison Beatdown
If you thought that the person responsible for the Pentonville brawl that saw Sidwell (Carlo Rota) and Curtis (Donnell Turner) taken to General Hospital was Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) or even Sidwell himself, you were dead wrong! On the Wednesday, September 30 episode of GH, it turned out that the culprits were actually Ava (Maura West) and Drew (Cameron Mathison).
In story, Drew apparently bankrolled the attack on Sidwell and framing Sonny. He told Ava their planned worked (she came up with it!) but was horrified when Drew informed her that Curtis got caught in the crosshairs. Ava is visibly upset because of her longtime friendship with Curtis’ daughter, Trina Robinson (Tabyana Ali). Drew tried to make Ava see the bright side. Curtis was witness to it and his presence will cast doubt on Sonny’s claims to that he had gotten out of the mob and gone legit.
Later, Vito shows up at Drew’s. They informed him that his guy on the inside of the slammer made a big mistake by hurting their friend and ordered him to leave town.
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BOATHOUSE BRAWL
In other major developments, Danny (Asher Antonyzyn) and Rocco (Finn Carr) have a blow out fight as Danny blames his “brother” for the reason Charlotte was sent off to boarding school.
Rocco told off Danny for Charlotte’s (Bluesy Burke) reckless behavior and he explains he had to protect his sister. He went in on Danny saying that his mother Lulu (Alexa Havins) has been right to send Charlotte to boarding school and far away from Danny.
However, Rocco went a bit too far when he shouted, “And if your mom was alive, she would send you away too!” Next, Danny punched out Rocco, leading to a terrible brawl. An angered Danny yells at Rocco to, “Stay away from me and everyone in my family. And don’t you ever mention my mom again!” Danny storms off.
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Now alone outside the boathouse, Rocco flashes back to his first kiss with Scout (Kayden Brenna Tokarksi), hoping that his fight with Danny will not escalate and ruin their budding romance. Meanwhile, a bloodied-mouth Danny heads over to Sonny’s and Jason (Steve Burton) is there at the same time. He then admits that he has a bad fight with Rocco and they are both beaten up.
WILL SCOUT WISE UP?
At the end of the episode, Scout, who had a fight with Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) over Drew, and who keeps telling everyone how good a man her dad truly is, comes upon a suspicious scene.
Scout hides behind the wall outside Drew’s. She sees her dad, Ava and Vito talking. Next, Scout seems to overhear Vito assuring Drew and Ava that their business dealings are done, and he’ll be leaving Port Charles for good.
So, what did you think of the reveal that Ava and Drew were behind framing Sonny for the prison beatdown of Sidwell (and Curtis)? Do you think Danny and Rocco’s relationship can be repaired, or do you think the teenagers will continue to be at each other’s throats? Finally, do you hope Scout gets a clue and stops thinking her dad walks on air? Weigh-in via the comment section, but first check out how Ava and Drew conspired below.
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